Sāntipur, town, Nadia district, Santipuralso spelled Shantipurcity, eastern West Bengal state, northeastern India, just north of the Hooghly River, about 55 miles (90 km) north of Kolkata (Calcutta). It was the centre of large factories under the British East India Company, and Sāntipur Santipur hand-woven muslins had a European reputation in the 18th and 19th centuries. The district’s major cotton-weaving centre, it also has agricultural trade and pottery manufacture.

The towncity, constituted a municipality in 1865, is a pilgrimage centre, with sacred bathing steps, or ghāṭghats, on the river. A festival in honour of Krishna is held annually. It has a college affiliated with the University of Calcutta. Pop. (19812001) 82138,890235.